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Mediterranean•San Francisco•$$$$
Kapari Restaurant
Kapari Restaurant is a strong brunch move in San Francisco when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
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9.8
Based on 89 reviews
Best Brunch Restaurants in San Francisco: 27 Picks for 2026
San Francisco brunches that feel more like strong city meals than a routine default.
27 restaurantsAvg rating 9.0Updated July 2026
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Top picks for brunch in San Francisco
Fast answers for diners searching for brunch restaurants in San Francisco. These first picks make the occasion easier to compare.
Kapari Restaurant
#1 pick
Kapari Restaurant
Mediterranean | San Francisco | $$$$
Strong pick for brunch.
Doppio Coffee & Brunch
#2 pick
Doppio Coffee & Brunch
Coffee Shop | San Francisco | $$$$
Known for Lox Bagel.
Board and Drink
#3 pick
Board and Drink
Brunch | San Francisco | value
Known for Fresh Berries Waffle.
2
Coffee Shop•San Francisco•$$$$
Doppio Coffee & Brunch
Doppio Coffee & Brunch on Mission Street is SoMa's answer to a particular morning-hour need: a café that takes both its coffee program and its food seriously without inflating either into a production.
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9.6
Based on 406 reviews
3
Brunch•San Francisco•value
Board and Drink
Board and Drink has built its brunch identity around an idea that sounds simple and turns out to be genuinely considered: that the format of a meal is part of the pleasure.
brunchdinnercafe
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9.6
Based on 266 reviews
4
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Brunch•San Francisco•$$$$
TUR
TUR earns a weekend detour when you want brunch that beats the usual default.
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9.6
Based on 24 reviews
5
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Brunch•San Francisco•value
Lapisara Eatery
Tucked just off Union Square at Post and Jones, Lapisara Eatery has been doing Thai-American brunch fusion since 2018 — and the name (La-Phit-Sa-Ra) means good fortune, which feels right for a room this warm.
brunchdinnercafe
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9.4
Based on 1918 reviews
6
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Breakfast•San Francisco•$$$$
el Mil Amores
El Mil Amores lands on 21st Street in the Mission with a Day-Glo pink door and a very specific thesis: that Mexico City breakfast culture — chilaquiles, slow-built salsas, concha-based sweets repurposed as savory anchors — deserves the s…
brunchdate night
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9.4
Based on 523 reviews
7
French•San Francisco•$$
Côte Ouest Bistro
On Baker Street in the Marina, Côte Ouest Bistro occupies the bones of the old Baker Street Bistro — a lineage that matters, because co-owner Laurent Monchicourt spent decades working through serious French kitchens (Michael Mina, La Fol…
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9.4
Based on 512 reviews
8
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Brunch•San Francisco•value
Eight AM Brunch
Eight AM Brunch has been holding down the Columbus Avenue stretch near Fisherman's Wharf since 2010 — close enough to the waterfront to feel unhurried, far enough that the room reportedly fills with neighbors rather than tour groups.
brunchdinnercafe
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9.2
Based on 2055 reviews
9
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Ramen•San Francisco•$$
HINODEYA Ramen & Bar Downtown
HINODEYA Ramen & Bar Downtown is a ramen pick in San Francisco when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
brunchdate night
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9.2
Based on 1777 reviews
10
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Mexican•San Francisco•$
Tacos El Patron
This Mission District spot on S Van Ness earns its reputation on birria, and the quesabirria tacos are rightly called the shining stars: crispy tortilla envelopes packed with juicy beef and melted cheese, the kind of thing you order two…
brunchdate night
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9.2
Based on 1493 reviews
11
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Scandinavian•San Francisco•$$
Kantine
Kantine is a strong brunch move in San Francisco when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
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9.2
Based on 962 reviews
12
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Brunch•San Francisco•value
Wooden Spoon
Wooden Spoon earns its reputation by threading a needle that defeats most brunch spots: it operates inside the Swedish American Hall on Market Street in Duboce Triangle — a genuinely beautiful historic building with marble counters and b…
brunchdinnercafe
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9.2
Based on 819 reviews
13
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Brunch•San Francisco•$$$$
MICHELIN ★★
Acquerello
Acquerello is, by any honest measure, the standard-bearer for classic Italian fine dining in San Francisco — a distinction it has held not by reinventing itself but by refusing to compromise the form.
brunchitalianmichelin star
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9.2
Based on 652 reviews
14
Thai•San Francisco•$$
Khob Khun Thai cuisine & breakfast
Khob Khun sits on Geary Boulevard in the Inner Richmond, and its premise is specific enough to feel almost radical in a city where Thai restaurants tend to default to the dinner-and-cocktails playbook: this is a family-run kitchen that t…
brunchhidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 354 reviews
15
Brunch•San Francisco•value
Rise & Set
Rise & Set earns a weekend detour when you want brunch that beats the usual default.
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9.2
Based on 115 reviews
16
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Cajun•San Francisco•$$
Brenda's French Soul Food
Brenda's French Soul Food suits a night out when you want cajun that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
brunchdate night
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9.0
Based on 6301 reviews
17
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Korean•San Francisco•$$
Surisan
Surisan is a strong brunch move in San Francisco when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
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9.0
Based on 2149 reviews
18
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Brunch•San Francisco•$$
Mymy
There's a particular kind of Nob Hill devotion that has people queuing down California Street before a 1950s diner even opens its doors, and Mymy earns it.
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9.0
Based on 1999 reviews
19
Brunch•San Francisco•value
Early To Rise, Scratch Made Brunch
Early To Rise, Scratch Made Brunch is a strong brunch move in San Francisco when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
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9.0
Based on 446 reviews
20
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Brunch•San Francisco•$$
Mama's On Washington Square
Some lines are worth it, and the one snaking out of Mama's onto Washington Square is the real deal.
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8.8
Based on 3149 reviews
21
Breakfast•San Francisco•$$
Peacock Pansy
Peacock Pansy is a smart brunch call when the morning is supposed to feel a little more like an occasion.
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8.8
Based on 314 reviews
22
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Breakfast•San Francisco•value
BIB GOURMAND
Outerlands
Outerlands has spent more than a decade becoming exactly what the Outer Sunset needed: a neighborhood anchor that takes simple cooking seriously.
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8.6
Based on 1708 reviews
23
Brunch•San Francisco•$$
Plain Jane
Plain Jane is a strong brunch move in San Francisco when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
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8.6
Based on 426 reviews
24
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Thai•San Francisco•$$
Osha Thai Restaurant and Bar (Embarcadero)
Osha Thai Restaurant and Bar (Embarcadero) is a smart brunch call when the morning is supposed to feel a little more like an occasion.
brunchcocktaillate night
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8.4
Based on 2246 reviews
25
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Indian•San Francisco•$$$
ROOH SF
ROOH SF is the kind of indian room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
brunchcocktailfine dining
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8.4
Based on 1947 reviews
26
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French•San Francisco•$$
Café de la Presse
Café de la Presse is a smart brunch call when the morning is supposed to feel a little more like an occasion.
bistrobrunchcocktail
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8.2
Based on 1730 reviews
27
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Brunch•San Francisco•$$$
MICHELIN ★
Hilda and Jesse
Brunch rarely auditions for a Michelin star, but Hilda and Jesse — the North Beach room from Rachel Sillcocks and Ollie K.C.
brunchmichelin stardate night
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8.0
Based on 551 reviews
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Common questions about Brunch in San Francisco
What are the best restaurants for brunch in San Francisco?
The top restaurants for brunch in San Francisco include Kapari Restaurant, Doppio Coffee & Brunch, Board and Drink. TastyPals curates these picks based on occasion tags, Google ratings, and editorial judgment.
What is the best brunch restaurant in San Francisco?
Kapari Restaurant is among the top-rated options for brunch in San Francisco, with a 9.8 Google rating and 89 reviews.
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